Wildlife/nature programmes are highlighted in green, whereas science shows are in black.

Monday
8.00 Unknown Africa, BBC2. Voyage through the Central African Republic.
9.00 Alternative Therapies, BBC2. Kathy Sykes takes a scientific look at hypnosis in the first part of this new series.

Tuesday
3.00 Home Planet, Radio 4.
9.00 Horizon, BBC2. The modern grave robbers, who trade in illegal body parts.

Wednesday
4.00 Thinking Allowed, Radio 4.
8.00 Bill Oddie’s Wild Side, BBC2. Puffins and dragonflies.
9.00 World on the Move, Radio 4. Animal migrations.
9.00 The Girls With Too Much Skin, FIVE. Latest in Five’s too many/too few series of medical curiosities.

Thursday
4.30 Material World, Radio 4. Neuroscientists who study the perception of sound.
8.00 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Earthquakes, BBC2. Number 11, that they do happen in the UK.
9.00 Leading Edge, Radio 4.
10.30 The Big Bang Theory, C4. Comedy.

Friday and Saturday
No science, go eat chocolate.

Sunday
6.10 My Life With Animals, With Simon King, BBC2.